Light, jade & color
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On'yomi & Kun'yomi
On'yomi (音読み) is the reading borrowed from Chinese, usually used in compound words, e.g. 三月 (さんがつ, March).
Kun'yomi (訓読み) is the native Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone or takes kana endings, e.g. 三つ (みっつ, three items).
By convention the readings list writes on'yomi in katakana (シュ) and kun'yomi in hiragana (さけ). Example words show furigana in hiragana, so the same on'yomi can look like シュ in the list but しゅ in a word.
What the component colors mean
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
vague, ambiguous
vague and obscure
ambiguity
vigorous, exuberant
hearty appetite
full of energy
New Year's Day
once; for a moment
husband; master
vague, ambiguous
absorption, indulgence
ignorance, benightedness
toy
cherishing, pet
appreciation, savoring
perfect, flawless
two matchless things
perfectionism
lapis lazuli; deep blue
joruri (ballad drama)
crystal, glass
lapis lazuli; deep blue
azure, lapis blue
joruri (ballad drama)
spot, speckle
spots, mottling
Mongolian spot
command, direction
applause, cheers
appearance, bearing
Practice
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